Bill Commons

NY S 3998

in committee

Relates to civil actions for deprivation of constitutional rights

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 3998 pass?

Not yet. NY S 3998 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 3998 about?

Relates to civil actions for deprivation of constitutional rights; provides that a peace officer employed by a local government, who under color of law, subjects or causes to be subjected, including failing to intervene, any other person to the deprivation of any individual rights that create binding obligations on government actors secured by the bill of rights, article one of the state constitution, is liable to the injured party for legal or equitable relief or any other appropriate relief; provides that statutory immunities and statutory limitations on liability, damages or attorney fees shall not apply; governmental immunity shall not be a defense to liability; and qualified immunity shall not be a defense to liability.

Who sponsors NY S 3998?

Kevin S. Parker is the primary sponsor of NY S 3998, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Relates to civil actions for deprivation of constitutional rights; provides that a peace officer employed by a local government, who under color of law, subjects or causes to be subjected, including failing to intervene, any other person to the deprivation of any individual rights that create binding obligations on government actors secured by the bill of rights, article one of the state constitution, is liable to the injured party for legal or equitable relief or any other appropriate relief; provides that statutory immunities and statutory limitations on liability, damages or attorney fees shall not apply; governmental immunity shall not be a defense to liability; and qualified immunity shall not be a defense to liability.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kevin S. Parkerprimary
  • Julia Salazarcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-31

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8618not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3139not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5771not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 7722

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S3998?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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